John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
6163 Thomas Babington
| NUMBER: | 6163 |
| AUTHOR: | Thomas Babington, Lord Macaulay (1800–1859) |
| QUOTATION: | To every man upon this earth Death cometh soon or late; And how can man die better Than facing fearful odds For the ashes of his fathers And the temples of his gods? |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Lays of ancient Rome. Horatius, xxvii. |